HELLO!

My name is Eric Powell. I am a UX/UI Designer based in Portland, OR.

I have been helping create beautiful, usable digital experiences and products for companies and brands like Nike, Apple, Coors, Molson, Sony, Nissan, Microsoft, adidas, razorfish, TBWAChiat Day and more for over 15 years. I am passionate about bringing delightful simplicity to complex projects that add value to people’s lives.

CASE STUDY - NIKE CMS

PROCESS

1. Discovery

The most successful experiences and products begin by establishing a deep understanding. This comes from conversations, knowledge transfers, analysis, research and interviews, which get transformed into use cases, requirements, ideas, documentation and white-boarding.

2. UX

White-boarding, information architecture, wireframes, flows, personas, and more can be created to give the project it’s “true north”. All efforts start to be performed through the lens of the user which ultimately brings simplicity, delight, and elegance to the created user experience.

3. UI

The final visualization of all previous work is crafted into design comps. No matter how good the wireframes and sitemaps are the UI is the layer users interact with. A beautiful, clear, consistent, simple, and intuitive interface that meets the mix of business and user needs is the goal.

4. Prototype / Test

Prototypes allow users to experience the project exposing any unforeseen issues. Several test methods can be used such as moderated testing for large scale projects and short A/B surveys for small features and improvements. Collaborate, validate, iterate, and repeat.

5. Development

A good UX/UI designer knows the implications of design on development and should be able to speak the developers language to learn, and later, transfer the UX and UI appropriately. A number of tools are used to deliver specifications which bring the project to life.

6. Repeat

The work is never really done. Keep testing users, see how everything came together, check analytics, expose frustration points, areas of improvement and keep learning! The process is a journey. Start from the beginning, re-discover, iterate and improve.

FEATURED WORK

Nike CMS

billups – boohma

Citi Alumni Network

Nike Lineup

nike.com

adidas – boost

Webtrends Website

Subtext Website

Reebok Classics

Coors Website

Surface SDK

Jordan Digital

Nike Hyperdunk

TESTIMONIALS

Eric isn’t just a very talented designer -he is much, much more! Eric takes the time to understand the user journey from every point of view. This helps to locate potential gaps in requirements. Then he will craft screens and user journey flows that are well thought out and balanced. Next he’ll bring the comps to the application’s users and gain valuable feedback he can incorporate back into his designs. With the help of his user testing and insights gained we were able to collectively build a better product by constantly iterating between the design & prototyping phase.

Ben Jones

UX at Columbia Sportswear Company

Working with Eric at Razorfish was a delightful experience. Eric is a great communicator and an amazing artist and UX master. I could always count on Eric to over deliver on creative while doing it on time and within budget. What I most like about Eric is that he is objective, calm, and rational when things get crazy. I would love to work with him again!

Stephan Martinez

Experienced Global Digital Program Director and Product Innovator

I have worked with Eric on and off since 2001 and highly recommend him. I first met him when I hired him at Media Arts Group where he had many roles including art direction, presentation layer development, and even some UX design for a ton of projects varying from online ads to 3-tier web sites. Eric is a veritable Swiss Army knife. He is extremely talented, incredibly efficient, and super fun to work with.

Matt Bouchard

Manager, Originals: Product Creative at Netflix

Eric understands the meaning of “The Medium is the Message”. That is, Eric is always going to measure his creative against the task that the user is trying to acomplish and make sure that the design is in line with those goals. He is a smart problem solver.

Peter Duke

Strategic Consultant at Peter Duke Media Services L.L.C.

Eric is a very talented Art Director and Designer. He goes the extra mile with his design thinking, and his attention to detail… always with beautiful results. He is an absolute delight to work with, and I’m always thrilled to be working on projects with him.

Eric is a talented designer who can balance high pressure timelines with a great sense of art direction. He is a team player and excels at collaborating with others to drive towards a premium brand creative solution.

Roger Chen

Sr Director, NXT Digital Innovation - Advanced Design at Nike

Contact

I’m always excited to explore new projects.
Send me a message or email and say Hello! You can also find me on linkedIn. Thanks for stopping by!